Rohese Giffard

Rohese Giffard (sometimes Rose, Walter Giffard was the lord of Longueville-sur-Scie in Upper Normandy. A daughter of fitzGilbert, who is unnamed, is said to have married Ralph de Fougères, but it is not known whether this refers to another marriage for either Rohais or Adelisa or if this is a third daughter. Some of the children were born before 1066, as a gift to Jumièges Abbey in 1066, mentions the souls of their children.

Landowner, death, and legacy Rohese occurs in Domesday Book (done in 1086) as a landowner in her own right, It is not known why she held these lands independently of her husband, as the previous landholders, Robert son of Wimac, and Archbishop Stigand have no obvious relationship with her. They may have been her dower lands although this is not mentioned in Domesday. Domesday often does not mention dower or other conditions of female landholding, due to its emphasis on documenting royal rights. receiving half the honour of Long Crendon in Buckinghamshire in the reign of King Richard I of England (r. 1189–1199), after the lands and inheritance were originally returned to Richard's father, King Henry II of England (r. 1154–1189).

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